"Man From the South"

What is the setting of "Man From the South"?

• A bed and breakfast

• A detective's home

• A beach resort in Jamaica

• New York

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the conflict in the story?

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Character

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the point of view?

• First person

• Third person

• Omniscient

• Second person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the terms of the bet?

• That the lighter works

• That the lighter can flick 10 times in a row

• That the American can do a handstand

• That the American can hold his breath underwater for 5 mintues

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

"He became a faint, misty, quickly moving outline, like the spokes of a turning wheel" is an example of

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"The wind was blowing strongly through the tops of the palm trees making the leaves hiss and crackle as though they were on fire" is an example of

• Hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who was the woman at the end of the story?

• His wife

• His sister

• Someone who once bet against him

• His cousin

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a theme for the story?

• Not everyone is how they appear.

• Love can be found in strange places.

• Everyone needs a vacation.

• The beach is a great place to relax.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What could the lighter be a symbol of?

• Death

• Risks

• Love

• Hate

How does the American sailor justify agreeing to the "crazy" bet?

• He thinks it will get the English girl to like him.

• He loves Cadillacs.

• He insists that his lighter will always light.

• He says that his pinky finger is useless anyway.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6